The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 6, 1925, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard Workers’ and Farmers! . “rnment cid In Chi tion: Rates: outside Ekicece PARTY FOR MAYOR OF NEW YORK GVES DEMANDS OF COMMUNISTS By KARL REEVE (Staff Correspondent of the DAILY WORKER) “NEW YORK, Oct 4.—The. Workers (Communist) Party, which fights at all times in the interests of the working class, wit have the support of all the militant sections of the workers, and of all the rank and file and progressive elements in the trade unions in the municipal election campaign, Benjamin Gitlow, Communist candidate for mayor of New York City, declared. “The trade union bureaucrats who oppose the unification of the bureaucrats on the political field in the labor party,” Gitlow said, “will support either the Tammany hall politician, James Walker, the millionaire republican candidate, Frank Waterman, or the rich, liberal petty bourgeois minister, running~on the socialist ticket, Norman Thomas.” Entered “as Second-class matter September st, 208, » by mail, $8.00 per year. Whe Post CMee at Chieage, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1 by mail, $6.00 per year, Uineis, under the Act of March 3, $879. 925 SB Published Dally except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113° W. Washington Blvd, Chicago, I. ee cial New York Campaign Issue Price 3 Cents AF OF L. DEPARTMENTS HERALD REACTIONARY WAR GN LEFT WING AT ATLANTIG CITY CONVENTION By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. (Special to The Daily Worker) ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Oct. 4.—Departmental conferences that are staged preliminary to the opening of the American Fed- eration of Labor convention ended tonight after a double assault agdinst the Communists, both of which were regarded as “weak” attacks against the militants in the trade unions. First; the building trades department meeting at the ex- clusive Strand Hotel decided that no avowed Communist may sit as a delegate in a local building trades council. Second; the metal trades department approved of a four hundred word attack agai the Communists in the report of its president James O’Connell that offered no specific recommenda- tions, however, and mentioned *— » ora The Workers (Communist) Party is the only party taking rs _part in the coming election campaign which represents the interests of the working class, pre- senting a program opposed to the two old, parties which are owned by the employing class. Unino Member. Gitlow, represeting the Workers Party, is the only working class can- didate for mayor. Gitlow is a mem- ber of Cutters’ Local No; 4 of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. He served two years in Sing Sing penitentiary, after being convicted and sentenced under the New York criminal anarchy laws, for signing the left wing manifesto in 1919 at the time the working class elements split fyom the petty bour- geois leadership of the socialist party. This famous manifesto was printed in the Revolutionary Age, of which Comrade Gitlow was tken business manager. Faces Sing Sing. Comrade Gitlow was .reelased from Sing Sing, pending an appeal, and the supreme court of the United States, in its recent decision which outlawed free spgech in America, denied Git- low’s appeal, and decided that the Communist leader must return to prison to serve his sentence. Even before the campaign ends, Comrade Gitlow may! havesto*retwea|{U78"t Workers striking againat a to the capitalist dungeons, to pay the penalty for'his loyalty to the interests |>* of the working class. “T regard it as a major issue of this campaign that the machinéry of gov- ernment be wrested from the hands of the bosses and their political parties and put into the hands of the work- CITY VIOLENCE - AGAINST LABOR | CAMPAIGN ISSUE Gillow Denounces Boss Rule Over | Workers EW YORK, Oct. 4. — Benjamin Gitlow, candidate for mayor of the Workers (Communist) Party, today issued the following statement on the question of the injunction agatnst picketing and the use of police 4n strikes. “T consider the breaking up of pick- et lines by the police and the issu- ing of injunctions against strikes and picketing to be\the major issue of this municiple campaign from the point of view of the workers of this city. Courts Enjoin Strikers, “ “In the case of the hotel and rest- restaurants “and” cabarets , . E cher-Siateiditna.cdoupia at 8 oc eg raha : pce U piarons, greet My Tomakyy city enjoined the strikers from noti- at Scarborough congress. When will American labo! fying other workers that a sttike ; to shake hands with Tomsky? “=e sae World Imperialism Mobilizes Against Soviets secretary of force Green enjoined from even declaring that a strike was on in the printing factory of the Robert Hoe comp “Supreme Court Justice Wm. no union in particular. The Communist problem came be- fore the building trades gathering as a result of the protest of the district council of Painters No. 31 of Seattle. Washington, against the seating of W. H. Jones as delegate to the Se- attle Building Trades Council The decision was to notify Jones that the action of the Seattle Building Trades Council in unseating him was in ac- cordance with the action of the Port- land convention of the American Fed- eration of Labor to the effect that no avowed Communist could be seated in any state or local council or central bodq. Denies Local’s Right of Choice. In spite of the ruling against Jones he was .eelected repeatedly by his lo- cal union as its representative. This decision of the building trades de- partment here makes no effort to at- tack his membership in the union. It merely attacks his right to represent his union in an official position. No other case in any other city is men- tioned. No mention was made of the situation in the Carpenters’ Union. The Portland decision referred to was that rendered as a result of which William F. Dunne was unseated as delegate of the Sitver BoW (Butte, Montana) Trades and Labor Assem- bly. Ancient Dodo Opposes Progress. O;Connell’s. red. baiting, attack in his report to the metal tradés consist- ed mostly of the usual cheap flow of billingsgate used by reactionary labor officials who have no arguments with which to attack the progressives in heir organizations. It contains the -onclusion, however, that may be in- PEASANT TRIAL IN BESSARABIA BLOW AT RUSSIA Peasants Punished for Soviet Sympathies By A. BADULESKU, Member of the Central Committee of the Roumanian Communist Party. According to the latest advices, the Roumanian parliament has suc- ceeded in having the trial of the 500 peasants who rebelled in Southerw Bessarabia held behind closed doors and without counsel for the defens And it could not very well be other- wise. The present interests of Brat- iano’s government, as well as the aints which the government desires to realize by this action, could not per- mit the trial'to take place, more or less, “legaily” and openly. Government Defeated. Last month, during the parliament- ary by-elections in Kishinev, the gov- ernment suffered a shamefyl Aeteat. As a result, the rural council elections, which were dated for August 28 raised — especially in Bessarabla — a hitherto unprecedented terror. The trial of the Communists, which took place a few months ago, and in which foreign counsel for defense ap- ers,” pets /Oomeade Gitlow. “The Carswell in September last issued “i terpreted as veiled support of the ex-| peared, raised a storm of protest Workers (Communist) Party stands injunction restraining the, Laundi Y ] 5 ! pulsion policies adopted in the Mach-j| against. the government. French; for a workers’ government. The re- Drivers, Chauffeurs and Helpers o ii S$ a 1] inists’ Union, that: Italian and Czech lawyers were to publican and democratic parties have | Union from. supporting strikers duke] >> i “T trust that this convention may) have taken part in the defense of the always given us, a bosses’ govern- ment. -To separate the workers from the bosses, to unite them in a single labor party for the winning of control ef the powers of government—this is the immediate aim of the Workers Party.” Comrade Gitlow’ then showed how the socialist party has tried to dis- unite the workers, refusing to consid- er the Workers’ Party proposal for p united front of labor in the cam- paigp against. the two capitalist par- ties. Gitlow exposed the petty bour- (Continued on page 6) Slash Bread Price; Ward Stock Goes Up in N. Y. Exchange Following cuts in bread prices in ing a strike. Pickets were arrested for picketing the J. Kayser and com- pany factory and held under $2,500 bail. In the case of a strike of 15,000 dress and underwear workers in this city in February, eight girls were’ ar- rested for picketing and inducing other workers to! join their strike: ‘ Police Break Lines, “Only a week or so ago, the, I. 8. Taylor Co. and the International Clothing Co. succeeded in getting the aid of police reserves to break up the mass picket line of the Amalga- mated Clothing Workers. These are only a few of the. innumerable ex- amples in which Hylan and his repub- lican-fusion predecessor as well, have used the police and the courts and the entire machinery of city govern- ment for the bosses and against the workers. The. courts say in effect: ‘Do not strike. Do not organize. Do The Workers (Communist) Party is launching an immediate campaign to warn the work- ers of America of the preparations being mate for a new drive against the Soviet Unionsand to meet all those sympathetic to the workers’ and peasants’ government in a nationwide move in lefense of Soviet Russia. In special instructions issued by the Central Executive Committee of tHe party to district and local officers outlining the campaign, the executive points out the im- ‘minent danger of a new anti-Soviet alliance. The negotiations with Germany for a security pact, the present debt negotiations, the in- tensified struggle for colonial markets and the growing power of the Soviet Union, all lay the basis for a concerted imperialist effort to reduce the Soviet Union to a position of impotence. The following instructions make clear the reasons for the present campaign and lay the organ- izational basis for a united front movement of the American working class against this new Y. W. L. OPENS; 09 DELEGATES GAPPELLINI IN’ BETRAYAL OF - GOAL STRIKERS * not unite with your fellow workers to defend yourselves.” “They reduce the workers to the status of slaves and the policeman’s: club takes the place of the slave drivers’ whip. Stands For Workers, “T regard it as the major issue of this campaign that the machinery of Chicago initiated by the Ward Baking Co.'s Chicago plant which slashed Its retail prices 20 per cent yesterday, word comes from New York that Ward Baking Co, rose 6 points in the stock exchange to a new high of 82. In additien to this, Ward has bought General Baking at $225 a share as a further step in its campaign to| government be wrested fyom the trustify the baking industry in this|hands of the bosses and their country. Ward's is a scab house and | political parties and put it’ into the has recently embarked on a campaign | hands of the workers.. The Workerz of wage-cutting. (Gontinued on page 6) TRACTION VERSUS REALTY ARETWO | BIG ISSUES IN NEW YORK CAMPAIGN : By SAM DARCY, NEW YORK CITY—(By Mail.)—The first stage in the New York elec- rion (that of choosing a democratic nominee) witnessed a struggle between the wo dominating capitalist groups within that party—namely, the traction group and the reajty group. ~ ‘The swift growth ofandustry which occurred everywhere in the United States within the last fifty years brought this city from a “position of being a comparatively insignificant port engaging almost exclusively in commerce to that of being one of the largest manufacturing centers in the world. Parallel with this development-and in the greatest measure resulting trom it came the great real estate boom to¢é——————-——- eecomodate the increasfhg number of| This gave rise to the great public factories which set up.in the suburbs| service corporations operating under and algo the land promotion schemes | city franchises which gave them ex- for housing the increasing population, (Continued on page 5) N in the anthracite against the interests World imperialism is mobilizing for a new attack on theworkers’ and peasants’ government of Russia. The workers of every country muygt rally to the defense of thé Soviet Union. Our party, as the American section of the Communist International, faces the duty of mobilizing all its forces in defense of the Soviet Union. It must rally the workers of this country for Writes Latin of Praise to Police (Special to: The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Oct, 4.—The reaction- aries in control of the official posi- tions in Districts 1, 7, and 9 of the United Mine workers of America are part and parcel of the corrupt pol- itical machines of the coal companies. Many of the officials play important roles in the activities of these pol- itieal machines, It is no wonder therefore that you find the United Mine Workers of America in the an- thracite officially bitterly opposed to every progragsive manifestation In the United Mine Workers Union. Willing to Be Stoolpigeons It is for that reason that you find the official gang in the anthracite sup porting solidly John L. Lewis and his outrageous betrayal of the workers’ interests. And when‘ a fight is started and peasants’ government of Russia. The imperialist capitalist countries have found ‘the Soviet Union in the pathway of) their imperialist adven- tures. In China the workers are car- rying on a bitter struggle against the imperialist powers. Their great- est inspiration and support in the rstruggle is the Soviet Union. The im- perialist French goverfiment finds the French Communist Party a determin- ed opponent’ to its efforts to enslave Morocco. Wherever oppressed col- onial peoples are ‘struggling against the exploitation of the imperialist powers they look to the Communist International for aid in their fight. Great Britain is threatened by the swing to the left of its: labor moye- ment with a great increase of the in; fluence of the Communist Internation- ‘ot the coal companies and for ‘the benefit of the miners, rest assured the officials in control of the United Mine Workers in the anthracite wil?) do everything in their power to inter- | al. Thé resolition of the British Trade fere, even if prosecution and the jail-| Union Congress against British imper- \ (Continued on page 6) _ (Continued on page 6) a fight in support of the workers’ | ‘O ALL DISTRICT ORGANIZERS, CITY SECRETARIES, LAN- GUAGE SECTION SECRETARIES, Pass Resolution on Mine Strike AND PARTY BRANCHES. Dear Comrades:—- The third national the convention of Young Workers League opened Sunday afternoon at the Workers’ Hall, 1902 W, Division street, Chicago, | with a spirited singing of the “Inter- national” and rousing chéers. Com- rade Williamson, secretary of the Y. W. L., called the convention’ to order. Comrade Nat Kaplan, member of the National Executive Committee, in making the ‘majority report of the credentials committee, recommended the seating of the following dele- gates: List of Delegates. District 1, Boston—Nat Kutisker, 8. Winokur. mt District 2, New York—Jack Stachel, Herbert Zam, S. Don, S. Darcy, W. Rubin, 8. Milgram, I. Rijak, 1. Glass, 8. Raskin, Jack Rosenblatt, H, Fox. District 3, Philadelphia—Dominick Flaiani, I, Lazaravitz, M. Yusem, D. Milgram, S, Whiteman, J. Duga. District 4, Buffalo—J. Ahlquist, District 5, Pittsburgh—-Steve Boyan, Jack Begler, M. Schindler. District 6, Cleveland—George Pap- (Continued on paxe 2) Herberg, A. Thompson, J. Rubin, B.| declare its position so clearly and emphatically as to bring home to the minds of all the trade unionists, that membership in Communist organiza- tions or similar organizations means nonunion membership in the trade un- fon movement.” O’Connell included the Trade Union Educational League, William Z. Fos- ter and the DAILY WORKER in his att&ck, and it is taken for granted that he referred to the Machinists’ Union, his own organization, when he said: “I congratulate the trade union that it is attempting to cleanse its membership from this outlaw organ- ization”—meaning the T. U. E. L. A Gift from “B. and O. Bill.” It was William H. Johnston, the re- negade ‘socialist, now the anti-Com munist head of the Machinists’-Union, who defeated O'Connell in order to win his present job. O'Connell was thereupon given the presidency of the metal trades department as a pen- sioner’s job by the Gompers’ regime. But O’Connell and Johnston now have a united front against the machinist aes Abandon S51 Again. ABOARD U. 8. S. CAMDEN, Oct. 4—Winds and seas again this after- noon. forged temporary abandonment of the salvage operations on the sub- | marine S61. | there is the possibility of a political a rise in food prices. If this sendency The fighting groups of capital rathér nervous. Having long ago los which it is now hated, the cialist, party’ owes its position only to the role which it plays in the in- terests of the bourgeoisie. The Po- lish socialist party is under the pro- tection of the government, as it acts Polish so-+— accused peasants in the Tatarbou- nar case, but their appearance at the trial would have meant suicide for the Roumanian government. What are chief points of this trial? About 1,000 peasants and village (Continued on page 5) Wild Cat Mine Stock Had Approval of God Said His Sales Agent SAN JOSE, Cal., Oct. 4~—Charges have been brot against Rev. W, K. Towner, pastor of the first baptist church of San Jose, who is sed of selling gold mine stock to his con- gregation on the representation that the mine has “the presence and ap- proval of god.” It is stated that Rey. Towner applied for a permit to sell $25,000 additional stock when he had only $5.53 cash on”hand and $890 in bullion’ from the mine. He has al- ready sold nearly $35,000 worth of the stock, mostly to members of his con- gregation, who swallowed the agser tion that the mining venture was “prayer born” and had been graced by various evidences of the special providence of god. The minister blames “reactionaries” in his chureh for instigating the state investigation now under way. ‘POLISH SOCIALIST PARTY NOW DEFENDS CAPITALIST SYSTEM AGAINST COMMUNIST ATTACKS By L. DOMSKI, .The economic position of@oland day by day grows worse, and with thie complication. The fall of the Polish money on the exchange, tho slight and not very decisive, has already caused continues, new strikes are unavoidable, the Polish socialist party, is tting t its hold on the working classes, by as its strikebreaker guard. But woe to the Polish socialist party if it should turn outunfit for this role. And the “red” elements in the trade (Continued on page 6) ULL REPORTS OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR IN THE DAILY WORKER! SUBSCRIBE OR RENEW NOW! 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